In the year 1949, the Liebherr family business was established by Hans Liebherr. His first claim to fame was the success of his affordable and easy-to-assemble mobile tower crane. It was upon this invention that the foundation of the company flourished under. Nowadays, The Liebherr company has grown to become one of the top manufacturers within the world of construction machines. The company has also gained the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of technically innovative user-oriented products and services in a range of fields. The company has presently become a "Group" working in every continent with more than 35,000 workers and more than 130 companies all over the globe.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into different company units in order to guarantee a manageable operating size. These separate units operate independently. This set up enables the company the ability to be flexible to market signals and stay in tune with global competition. Moreover, having so many individual company units also keeps customer service operating at an optimum level and ensures customer proximity.
The divisional control companies handle the production for the individual product segments and the operative management of the sales companies. The Liebherr Group currently has 10 different product divisions.
Liebherr Group's holding company is Liebherr-International AG. Liebherr-International AG is located in Bulle, Switzerland and is operating by members of the Liebherr family. Presently, the family business is being managed by Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr and her brother Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr in the 2nd generation. Since 2012, several of the active individual divisions have been represented by third generation family members such as: Stefanie Wohlfarth, Patricia Ruf, Sophie Albrecht and Jan Liebherr. These members of the family have been working together to help set up the course of the family business in the future. They are staying on top of large-scale industrial projects and residential buildings all around the world.
Hans Liebherr started to build his business during 1949, in a small town known as Kirchdorf within southern Germany. Kirchdorf, presently supports one of Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They employ over 1400 people in that particular workforce and can average a yearly output of about 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth since it first opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain really dedicated to engineering and implementing innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place in the material handling industry.